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gptkbp:instanceOf
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physical phenomenon
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gptkbp:category
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quantum electrodynamics
scattering
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gptkbp:demonstrates
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particle nature of light
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gptkbp:describes
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inelastic scattering of photons by electrons
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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gptkb:Arthur_H._Compton
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gptkbp:discoveredIn
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1923
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gptkbp:explains
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quantum mechanics
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gptkbp:hasApplication
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astrophysics
gamma spectroscopy
material analysis
medical imaging
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gptkbp:hasUnit
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angstrom (for wavelength change)
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Compton scattering
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gptkbp:involves
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electron
photon
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:Arthur_H._Compton
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gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear
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Arthur H. Compton won Nobel Prize in Physics in 1927 for this discovery
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gptkbp:occurredIn
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gptkb:X-rays
gptkb:gamma_rays
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gptkbp:relatedConcept
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gptkb:photoelectric_effect
gptkb:Rayleigh_scattering
gptkb:Thomson_scattering
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:quantum_physics
atomic physics
physics
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gptkbp:result
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increase in wavelength of photon
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gptkbp:wavelengthChangeFormula
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Δλ = h/(m_ec) × (1 - cosθ)
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Arthur_Holly_Compton
gptkb:Compton_effect
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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